The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-02

none: mixed Western, 35 3sc; white Western,
81 042c.
Hay steady and in moderate request; shipping,
30 055c.
Hops quiet and weak.
Coffse-Far Rio dull at lac. Options firm, but
only moderately active; sales, 900 bags;
March, IL % a r. 30c; April, IL 30c; May II 80 a
IL 35c; June. IL &c., July, II 35c; August, IL 350
November, l245c; December, IL AS o12 SOC.
Sugar dull and more or less nominal refined,
quiet; mold A, ST as 1870; confectionery A,
9-l6c. Molasses steady; so test, 1910. Rice
steady
Tallow quiet and steady. Rosin dull
Eggs steady and in fair demand; receipts,
5,055 packages; Western, 1874 a 1870
Pork firm and moderately active: sales. 4O0
brls mess on private terms; quoted at $l5.
Lard 406 points lower and heavy; Western
steam, spot, 7.2lc; March. 1921 a I. 30c; April,
727c; May, 1888 43c; June, 1877 a 7.49c; city
steam, lose.
Butter in fair request and firm; Western. 800
28c; Elein creamery, 29030c. Cheese quiet and
generally steady
CHICAGO, March There was a repetition
OF the scenes of yesterdays excitement in the
pork pit at the opening this morning, but during
the remainder of the day the trading was linn
lied. The clique demonstrated that 1t had COM
plete control of the market, and whenever
shorts" attempted to cover the prices advanced
IN an alarmngly quick manner. May pork
opened at all sorts OF prices, $17 being bid and
$i8 asked in different parts Ut the pit. There
were transactions at $3.50, $3.50, SIT IS and
$lIo0 within a very few minutes. Other hog
products were less unsettled. Not so many or
ders TO sell were on the floor as expected. 1t did
not take long to convince traders that the session
was going to be in marked contrast to the one OF
yesterday, but nevertheless the big end OF the
crowd hung around the pork pit. From SIS. 80,
at which price there was a sale soon after the
opening, the advance to $40 was quite steady,
but, although the fuctuation was 81 so per bar
rel, the excitement incidental thereto was
very slight as compared with yester-
day. There was not much pork for
sale, and such shorts as were out were
This restricted trading somewhat, and helped
bear the market down from $40 to $18 So To
ward 1 o'clock May picked up to Sl8 97a the pit
filing up with more buyers than there were in
it earlier. They soon, however, withdrew and
prices reacted to $1867t. On the afternoon
board May opened at SIS 40, and closed at that
point for the day. A number of '.shorts" made
private settlements and withdrew from the mar
ket Operators in general were distrustfu and
declined to execute orders The export clearinks
of wheat from the seaboard aggregated $4,000
bushels, but the shipping inquiry was reported
light until late in the afternoon, when a renewed
export demand reported. The receipts at
eleven points were 251, 900 bushels. The start
ing price for May delivery was &c lower, at 1890;
a rally to 7S1c occurred, but owing to reported
fine weather the tone became easy, and the
price fell off steadily to 77ac, rallied trife and
closed at 77s077sc. Corn ruled easier. with
light trading, and closed ) &c lower than yes
terday. Oats were dull and shade easier.
Lard closed 10c per 100 pounds lower. and short
ribs were unchanged. The leading futures